Garden Vegetable Stew

This
is one vegetarian dish that even the die-hard meat eaters will enjoy!
The quality of your veggies will turn this from ordinary to amazing and
full of flavor. Its filling and incredible versatile based on the
vegetables and herbs you use. This veg stew is perfect over a boiled
potato or polenta. With the eggs from our hens, we love poaching an egg
and placing it atop this gorgeous garden stew, adding a little protein
and making it into more of a meal. Plus, eggs are hot right now!! Which
just
cracks us up (who comes up with these things?! By the way kale is out
and cauliflower is in!)

Remember
with simple dishes like this its important to use the best quality
ingredients. This is just the base for the veggies - use what you've got
/like/grow. Add in potatoes if you want, etc.

Garden Vegetable Stew
serves about 6

This is just the base for the veggies - use what you've got/like/grow. Add in potatoes if you want, etc.

Dice
all your vegetables in a large dice, keeping them separate. Since its a
stew the sizing isn’t exact. But don’t mix all the veggies together in a
bowl.

In a large heavy pot, with a little bit of olive
oil on medium high heat, sauté the onion for a few minutes. Season with
salt & pepper. Then remove from the pot. We are just looking to
start the onions cooking.

Repeat the same process, a
little bit of olive oil, salt & pepper, sauté for 2 minutes or
so and then remove, with each of the remaining vegetable except the
tomatoes.

Keep an eye on your pan heat - you don’t want
it too hot or too cool: too hot and they will burn your vegetables, too
cool and you’ll sweat instead of sauté the vegetables.

Then
return all the vegetables to the pot, together, along with the tomatoes
and your herbs (and capers/olives if you like). Bring the pot up to a
simmer and let slowly simmer until all the vegetables are tender. OR I
like to pop it in a 375 F/190 C degrees oven, uncovered for about 45
minutes to an hour or until the vegetables are soft and the liquid has
reduced some.

If
you like, poach an egg and place atop or serve with boiled potatoes or
grilled polenta. Makes a great hearty vegetarian dish. It will get
better as it sits in the fridge. Change up the vegetables as you like or
play with the spices.